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Total
149
146
143
*Note: Attendance at this Clinic exceeded the number of last year by 91 children.
Pre-School Clinic
Date: May 20, 1938
Time: 10 A.M.
Physician: Dr. A. V. Smith, School Physician.
Number of children examined
14
Results of clinic examination:
Tonsils and Adenoids Defects
2
Underweights
0
Defective teeth 11
Number of children not vaccinated 11
Number of children vaccinated
3
Number of children immunized against Diphtheria 7
Number of children not immunized against Diphtheria 7
Summer Camp at Plymouth County Hospital
Camp located in South Hanson.
Number of pupils sent dependent upon amount of money received from sale of Christmas Seals.
Amount of money received from the Christmas Seal Sale, $424.62. Of the amount received, $424.62, one-half is sent to headquarters and the postage for local letters is deducted leaving a balance of $184.31, to be used for Summer Camp. Amount used for postage $28.00.
Number of children sent in summer of 1938, 3. Length of vacation period at camp, June 22 to August 16, eight weeks. Cost per child $60.00.
Home visits are made to investigate cases eligible for the Summer Camp.
Preference is given in the selection of children according to the fol- lowing classification prepared by Dr. Bradford H. Peirce, superintendent, Plymouth County Hospital:
1. Children positive to tuberculin and with x-ray evidence of the childhood type of tuberculosis.
2. Children with or without known exposure to tuberculosis, suspected of the childhood type.
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3. Children exposed to the disease and who may or may not have re- acted to tuberculin.
4. Reactors who have definite malnutrition.
5. Children who are definitely undernourished and underweight.
The above classification should be regarded as the basis for selecting the preferred group of children but should not exclude other children who are in need of Camp care.
Distribution of Milk
Due primarily to the success of the tag day conducted by the Middle- boro Lodge of Elks it was possible to have milk distributed to needy under- nourished children in the schools from January to May. Milk was also delivered to four suburban schools for hot lunches during the recess periods. Nothing but pasteurized milk is used in our schools.
Number of bottles of milk sold 6,352
Number of bottles of milk given to needy pupils 7,791
Total number of bottles served
14,143
Financial statement:
Balance January 1, 1938
$345.44
Elks Milk Fund Tag Day
248.05
Includes :
Lucey Shoe Company
$25.00
Middleboro Beverage Association 15.00
John Cabot Club
5.00
A & P Stores
5.00
Nemasket Community Club
5.00
Home and Community Service, Nemasket Grange
5.00
Sale of milk to children
190.57
Total receipts
$784.06
Expended for milk and straws
424.30
Balance January 1, 1939, Middleboro Trust Company
$359.76
Visitations
Visits to homes 414
Visits to Central Schools 568
Visits to Suburban Schools 91
Visits to doctor's office with pupils 57
General Health Education
Professional meetings attended 11
Trips to Lakeville and South Hanson Sanitoria with school children and adults 5
Health talks to parent groups 12
Health literature and leaflets distributed to pupils and parents.
Office Treatments
Pupils attended in office 398
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Donations Received for Health Work
Fall Brook Mother's Club
South Middleboro-Parent Teacher Association Rock
Junior Red Cross
Nemasket Community Club John Cabot Club
Middleboro Lodge of Elks, B.P.O.E.
Home and Community Service, Nemasket Grange
Audiometer Ear Test
Arrangements have been made to use the Audiometer for tests of hear- ing in the month of January in grades five and ten.
Contagious Diseases Among School Children
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Total
Mumps
3
10
3
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
18
Whooping Cough
3
1
2
3
2
0
0
1
0
0
12
Chickenpox
11
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
14
Scarlet Fever
0
0
0
0
7
1
0
1
0
1
10
Respectfully submitted,
HELEN PASZTOR, R.N., School and Public Health Nurse.
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL PHYSICIAN
December 28, 1938
Mr. J. Stearns Cushing
Superintendent of Schools
Dear Sir:
The annual inspection and examination of all children in the schools was made in the month of September. When physical defects were found all parents were subsequently notified by Miss Pasztor, School Nurse. It is my hope that when these notices are received parents will, as soon as possible, go to their own physician and have the children re-examined and defects corrected. Unless a child is physically fit and feels perfectly well he or she cannot do good school work and cannot make normal progress through the grades.
All pupils who participate in competitive athletics have been examined at different times and none allowed to take part when unfit for the particular type of game being played. During the fall months I have attended the foot- ball games as a further protective measure.
The constant teaching of the proper Health Habits and proper Foods by the teachers and nurse shows in the annual examination to be decidedly worth while. The work of the School Nurse has been great in scope and the benefits from the Clinics held each year show in general health con- ditions and in the control of contagious diseases among the children.
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I wish to call the attention of all parents of children who will enter school for the first time in September, to the Pre-School Clinic held in May. This is an opportunity for such children to be examined before school at- tendance and is held for those having no regular family physician.
Respectfully submitted,
DR. A. VINCENT SMITH, School Physician.
REPORT OF THE SUPERVISOR OF MUSIC
Supt. J. Stearns Cushing
Middleboro, Massachusetts
Dear Sir:
I herewith submit the report of the Music department covering the period from September to January 1939. Inasmuch as my work includes both vocal and instrumental music I shall divide my report accordingly.
VOCAL MUSIC
The vocal music continues to be an interesting part of the school work. In the grades, particular attention is being given to the treatment of mono- tones, and I have stressed the need of more and more syllable singing in order to develop the ability of the pupils to read music at sight. The seventh grade has been working on three-part music with special emphasis being given on interpretation. The annual concert which is presented by the eighth grade will be an operetta entitled "Tulip Time." The locale is in Holland which lends itself to highly colored scenes, and the music is particularly delightful. In addition to the operetta the eighth grade is working upon a 4H music appreciation project.
A short program of Christmas carols was presented by the pupils of the Union Street School accompanied by a brass quartette from the band. Parents and friends were invited and evidenced no small amount of interest.
At the High School Mr. March has made arrangements whereby all vocal classes and the orchestra meet during school hours. This enables a greatcr number of pupils to participate and we have a boys' glee club of sixty voices and a girls' club of about one hundred twenty. Music is being practiced weekly in preparation for the spring concert. Occasionally, dur- ing assembly programs, the entire student body is given an opportunity to express themselves in song.
Miss Chase of the English Department, Mrs. Matheson of the Art De- partment, and myself collaborated and presented a pantomime depicting the story of the Nativity as an assembly program. The presentation was so popularly received by the faculty and students that the program was re- peated at the annual alumni party.
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
The drum corps at the School Street school continues to be an active organization. The group made an excellent showing in the line of march during the Armistice Day parade. The School Street orchestra meets once a week and is preparing for a public performance later in the year. At the
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present time the instrumentation is as follows: four violins, one mandolin, two flutes, two trombones, two trumpets and piano. I expect several others to join the group before their public appearance.
The drum corps at the Bates school has been somewhat inactive, how- ever several rehearsals were held prior to Armistice Day and during the parade the corps made a commendable showing. The Bates school orchestra is progressing favorably, practising the music to be played at the concert in February. Their instrumentation is as follows: eight violins, one guitar, one string bass, six clarinets, two trumpets, one trombone, one melody saxophone, one flute, one percussion and piano.
The High School orchestra rehearses once a week during school hours. The first appearance of the orchestra this term was to provide music be- tween the acts of the Teachers' association play. We are now concentrating upon the music to be performed at the spring concert. Their instrumentation is as follows: six violins, one mandolin, two celli, one string bass, four trumpets, three trombones, one horn, twelve clarinets, five saxophones, one flute and piano.
The School Band is practicing every Monday evening under the direc- tion of Mr. Weeman. Plans are being formulated for the annual concert to be held in the spring.
An innovation in the development of young instrumentalists has been the consolidation of the classes which meet on Saturday mornings at the High School. Mr. Weeman is teacher of brass instruments, Mrs. Belmont has charge of the stringed instruments, and I am teaching a heterogeneous group consisting of piccolo, clarinet, alto and melody saxophones. The classes are using a new book of instruction which will enable the teachers to put the groups together and form an orchestra. This provides ensemble experience which is an excellent stepping stone to the school orchestra and band.
Balance of tone in orchestral and band units depends entirely upon the variety of instruments which take part. Two-thirds of the personnel of an orchestra should play stringed instruments if a proper balance. is to be maintained. In balancing a band, conditions differ slightly. A band is required to play for two distinctly different functions, concert and parade, and it is expected that both will be equally well done. In order to serve both purposes a band should have about equal representation of brass and reeds.
Parents very often ask what instruments would be best for their child to play. In order to assist, several points are taken into consideration; mu- sical ability, recognition of pitch, formation of teeth and lips, size of hands and length of fingers. After the preliminary test is made my next considera- tion is the balance of parts in our instrumental organizations. Realizing that if all pupils study the instruments most widely known, viz; trumpet, violin, and alto saxophone, we couldn't have either an orchestra or band, I invariably suggest an instrument which is needed to maintain a balance.
In closing this report I want to express my sincere appreciation to the School Committee, Superintendent, Principals, Teachers and all who have been so co-operative.
Respectfully submitted,
LUTHER CHURCHILL,
Supervisor of Music.
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REPORT OF THE SUPERVISOR OF ART
"The learned understand the reason of art; the unlearned feel the pleasure"
Middleboro, Mass. December 23, 1938 J. Stearns Cushing Superintendent of Schools
Dear Sir:
I herewith submit my annual report of the Art Department for the year ending December 23, 1938.
Today it is an established fact that no life's education is complete with- out a just proportion of art. Every avenue in American industry needs more Art Builders. While much has been done in recent years, there is a great field awaiting the young students of today who think of art as a great prac- tical beauty builder capable of lifting all our environment and living above the commonplace. Parents no longer need to exclaim, "I do not want my son to be an artist," or to think that poverty and art go together. The artist of today who fundamentally secures the proper art training is in demand and can top the ladder of success in many avenues of American Art and Industry. Art has stimulated great leaders, inventors and scientists of the past. The art today is developing great leaders for tomorrow. Art is a noble profession and has been so down through the ages, being the greatest lifting influence toward civilization.
Art is being increasingly a part of American needs, and the school curriculums are combining art as an incentive to the learning of many other subjects. Because of this realization, the Art Department this past year correlated art with reading in the first six grades. Each grade submitted a book in June of drawings done by the children illustrating the stories that were read during the year. This project created much interest with the children, because they had to learn to read the story before they could draw. Therefore making one subject an incentive for the other. This project required the knowledge of all the principles of art education that was outlined for the first six grades.
The chief objectives in grades seven and eight have been the finishing of an elementary art education. The work planned for these grades has been specialized and somewhat prevocational in type. The importance of beauty in proportion and structure, lines representing beauty, and good surface enrichment has been emphasized. In addition to the general work the eighth grade girls made their costumes for the music concert presented in February in the Town Hall. In June an Art Exhibition was held at Bates school showing an Art project in Holland.
The aim of art instruction in the High School has not been to develop finished articles or craftsmen. It has been rather to build thoroughly on a foundation of drawing, design, color and the elements of the handicrafts, and then later, through elective courses, to sustain interest by contacts with such fields of opportunity as Illustration, Art in Advertising, Interior Decora- tion, and Design in Costume. Pupils with special aptitudes and talents have been discovered and conserved, and have been guided to the Art Schools best adapted to meet their particular needs.
The Art Department of the High School has been a service unit this past year. The art room has been a workshop for making posters for enter- tainments, costumes and stage decorations for the Music of All Nations Con- cert held last May in the Town Hall, stage-settings for school assemblies, place cards, decorations for socials, illustrations and department headings
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for the Sachem, and decorations of all kinds for the schools and community activities throughout the year.
In the annual poster contest sponsored by the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, held in Boston last April, many stu- dents were awarded prizes for those posters submitted. A total of one hun- dred posters were sent to the exhibition, with forty-seven receiving awards, which was most satisfactory and highly complimentary.
There is something wholly satisfying in the work that is being done by many of the students of our schools. It simply means that the teaching of art in our schools has developed a much finer and much more general artis- tic taste than ever before existed.
In closing, I wish to say that I am deeply grateful for the encourage- ment and assistance rendered by the School Committee, Superintendent, Principals and Teachers, who always have been ready and willing to help. The success we enjoy in the Art Department is due in a large measure to their co-operation.
Respectfully submitted,
SYLVIA G. MATHESON,
Supervisor of Art.
REPORT OF THE SUPERVISOR OF ATTENDANCE
Middleboro, Mass.
December 31, 1938
Mr. J. Stearns Cushing
Superintendent of Schools
Dear Sir:
I herewith present my report as Supervisor of Attendance for the year ending December 31, 1938.
REASONS FOR ABSENCE
Schools
Sickness
Truancy
Other Reasons
Memorial High
110
30
58
Bates
35
9
24
Union Street
10
0
0
School Street
14
4
10
Flora M. Clark
8
2
0
Pleasant Street
6
0
0
Plymouth Street
6
0
0
Soule
2
0
4
Thomastown
2
4
4
Waterville
6
4
6
South Middleboro
6
0
0
West Side
14
14
16
Green
0
0
0
219
67
122
Visits to homes
245
Visits to schools
69
I wish to thank Superintendent Cushing, Miss Pasztor, Dr. Smith, Chief Sisson, the Teachers and Parents for their help in my work with the chil- dren.
Respectfully submitted,
THOMAS EDWARD HIRST, Supervisor.
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STATISTICS FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1937-1938
SCHOOL
Number of
Teachers
Number of
Pupils
Enrolled
Non-resident
Enrolled
Average
Daily
Attendance
Average
Daily
Yearly
Percent of
Attendance
Memorial High
22
598
148
541.4
563.6
96.1
Bates
11
335
7
316.0
326.1
96.9
Grade VIII
144
Grade VII
141
....
Grade VI
35
Opp. Class
15
School Street
10
354
1
322.9
335.0
96.0
Grade VI
40
Grade VI
31
Grade V
35
Grade V
41
Grade V
23
Grade IV
39
Grade IV
46
Grade III
50
Grade III
49
Union Street
4
117
1
103.5
111.9
92.5
Grade II
28
Grade II
26
Grade I
32
Grade I
31
West Side
6
144
1
138.6
134.7
96.3
Grade VI
29
Grade V
29
Grade IV
21
Grade III
23
Grade II
19
...
Grade I
23
Flora M. Clark
2
65
0
63.3
66.1
95.
Grade II
34
....
Grade I
31
Pleasant Street
1
28
0
25.3
26.2
96.5
Plymouth Street
1
28
2
23.4
24.6
95.3
Pratt Free
1
16
0
15.7
16.1
97.6
Purchade
1
34
1
25.
26.9
96.1
Thompsonville
1
8
0
7.5
7.7
97.2
Green
1
21
1
17.9
19.8
90.7
Soule
1
19
0
16.4
18.1
90.9
Waterville
1
17
1
12.9
13.7
94.1
Thomastown
1
20
0
19.0
19.9
95.6
Rock
1
22
2
21.5
22.3
94.5
South Middleboro
1
35
2
27.9
30.4
92.0
Totals
66
1,861
167
1,699.1
1,763.1
95.1
...
...
...
Membership
Pupils
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FINANCIAL REPORT-DECEMBER 31, 1938
RECEIPTS
Tuition, State and City Wards
$1,441.61
Other Tuition
20,828.94
General School Fund
16,000.00
All Other
9.85
$38,280.40
DISBURSEMENTS
Salaries
Superintendent
$4,000.00
Teachers
92,725.55
Janitors
7,813.64
All Others
1,999.00
Text Books and Supplies
4,591.73
Transportation
13,057.20
Fuel, Light, and Water
5,030.77
Maintenance Buildings and Grounds
2,355.89
Insurance
2,242.79
Other Expenses
222.84
Tuition
893.66
Printing, Stationery, Postage
274.37
Telephone
214.96
$135,422.40
NET COST OF SCHOOLS (Disbursements less receipts)
$97,142.00
SCHOOL CENSUS
October 1, 1938
Years
Males
Females
Total
5- 6
110
109
219
7-13
518
465
983
14-15
169
146
315
Total
797
720
1517
LIST OF TEACHERS, DECEMBER 31, 1938
High School
*Lindsay J. March, 17 Barrows Street, Principal
* Leonard O. Tillson, 11 North Street, Sub-Master, Science
* Walter G. Hicks, 44 School Street, Head of Commercial Department
* Ernest E. Thomas, 38 Pierce Street, Head of History Department * Herbert L. Wilber, Rock, Latin
* Joseph R. Hyman, 111 Everett Street, Mathematics
* Roland C. MacGown, 295 Center Street, Abington, Science
* Henry E. Battis, 31 School Street, Health Studies, Physical Training Alfred E. Farley, Washington Street, Abington, Social Studies Thomas L. Maynard, 24 Rock Street, English
* Mary Brier, 81 Pearl Street, French
*Chrystal M. Chase, 181 North Main Street, English
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* Alice D. Brawn, 5 Barrows Street, Social Studies Mary F. Clutton, 10 Courtland Street, English
* Anna C. Erickson, 61 Wood Street, Mathematics
* Helen M. Merselis, 49 School Street, Social Studies
*Esther L. Moore, 12 Coombs Street, Commercial
*Lillian M. O'Neil, 21 Pearl Street, Commercial Margaret H. Ryder, RFD No. 1, English
Evelyn F. Whitty, 11 Everett Street, Mathematics, Physical Training Bessie M. Veazie, Smith Street, Clerk
Bates School
* Henry B. Burkland, 50 School Street, Principal, Social Studies, Music
*Normay W. Lindsay, 327 Wareham Street, Ass't Prin., Science
* Martinia K. Donahue, 6 Reland Street, English, Music Max A. Eaton, 190 North Main Street, Mathematics, Physical Training *Lucy E. Merrihew, 22 East Grove Street, Mathematics
* Abby Rugg Field, 182 North Main Street, English, Home Economics, Crafts * Elizabeth H. Benson, 12 Benton Street, English
* Harriet M. Jones, 56 Everett Street, Social Studies
*Faye H. Deane, 63 Oak Street, English, Social Studies
* Effie D. Tucker, 28 Oak Street, Social Studies, Art Lois R. Wright, 30 Pearl Street, Opportunity Class
Mason Leggee, 68 Glendale Street, Brockton, Handicraft
School Street School
* Donald T. Welch, 5 Crowell Street, Grade VI, Principal
*M. Alice Jones, 66 School Street, Grade VI
* Edith Frost, Wood Street, Grade VI
* Alice R. Begley, 7 Benton Street, Grade V
*Esther M. Spooner, 66 School Street, Grade V
* Olive M. Kidd, Wareham Street, Grade V (Leave of absence) Benjamin J. Bump, 26 Courtland Street, Grade V (Substitute)
* Rose Maley, State Street, Sandwich, Grade IV
*Leah M. Boutin, Wareham Street, Grade IV
Union Street School
* Lottie N. Lang, 8 Pearl Street, Grade IV, Principal
* Bessie B. Bailey, 15 Forest Street, Grade III
* Eleanor H. Thomas, Wareham Street, Grade III
* Elsie A. Cahoon, 57 Everett Street, Grade III-II
* Marjorie McClusky, 106 Pearl Street, Grade II
* Evelyn L. Bailey, 19 Webster Street, Grade II
* Amelia L. Boutin, Wareham Street, Grade I
*Sara E. Matheson, 49 Everett Street, Grade I
West Side School
* Mary R. Hammond, 70 Barden Hill Road, Grade IV, Principal
* Margaret E. Peck, South Main Street, Grade III
* Etta W. Toothaker, 29 Oak Street, Grade II
* Anne L. Washburn, County Street, East Taunton, Grade I
Flora M. Clark School
*Raye F. Guidoboni, 14 Southwick Street, Grade II, Principal * Dora L. Cobb, Wareham Street, Grade I
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Suburban Schools
* Maude DeMaranville, Lakeville, Pleasant Street School
* Dorothy B. Robinson, 9 Warren Avenue, Plymouth Street School
* Margaret Sullivan, 8 Taunton Street, Purchade School
* Hilda G. MacKeen, Miller Street, Green School
* Elsie LeBlanc, North Street, Soule School
* Bernice C. Shaw, Plympton, Waterville School
* M. Louise Nutter, Barden Hill Road, Thomastown School
* Mildred K. Bowman, 55 South Main Street, South Middleboro School Florence C. Giberti, 19 Hillside Ave., Rock School
Myra A. Shaw, 81 South Main Street, Pratt Free School
*On Tenure List.
Supervisors
Music-Luther Churchill, East Bridgewater ** Art-Sylvia G. Matheson, Oak Street
* On Tenure List.
JANITORS Central Schools
Charles H. Goodwin, Memorial High School
John L. Luippold, Assistant, Memorial High School Warren Jefferson, Bates School
Ernest S. Maxwell, School Street School
John J. Sullivan, Union Street School
Daniel F. McCarthy, West Side School Frank M. Gibbs, Flora M. Clark School
Suburban Schools
Chester Vickery, Rock School Ralph Wilber, South Middleboro School Marion L. Nutter, Thomastown School James Brooks, Pleasant Street School Henry Zion, Plymouth Street School Mitchell Canfield, Purchade School Edward Fessenden, Green School
Elsie LeBlanc, Soule School Emerson Carpenter, Waterville School
CHANGES OF TEACHERS Withdrawals
Carlton Guild, High School Nellie L. Sawyer, West Side School (deceased) Wirt B. Phillips, Supervisor of Music Hazel Long, South Middleboro School
Appointments
Thomas L. Maynard, High School Luther Churchill, Supervisor of Music Lois R. Wright, Opportunity Class, Bates School Max A. Eaton, Bates School
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Transferals
Donald T. Welch, from Bates to Principal School Street School Rose Maley, from West Side to School Street School Lottie N. Lang, from School Street to Union Street School Bessie B. Bailey, from School Street to Union Street School Eleanor H. Thomas, from School Street to Union Street School Evelyn L. Bailey, from Rock to Union Street School Bernice C. Shaw, from Bates Opportunity Class to Waterville School Florence C. Giberti, from Thompsonville to Rock School Elsie LeBlanc, from Waterville to Soule School Mildred K. Bowman, from Soule to South Middleboro School
GRADUATION EXERCISES Memorial High School
TOWN HALL Wednesday Evening, June 15, 1938
Class Flower: Red Rose
Class Motto: "Not at the Top, but Climbing"
Class Colors: Scarlet and White
ORDER OF EXERCISES
March of the Graduates
School Orchestra
Asther
Prayer Rev. Harold H. Rogers
Salutatory and Essay: Pages from Old Records Marion B. Thomas
Essay : Rembrant Van Rijn Alexander Sowyrda
Cello Solo: To an Evening Star From Tannhauser-Wagner
Doris C. Powell
Essay: Girls' Physical Education in Memorial High School Teresa M. Kelly
Essay: Science and the Rainbow Joseph C. Cleveland
Joseph Lincoln Reading: "An Abandoned Elopement" Barbara E. Taylor
Essay: Massachusetts and the Federal Constitution (excused) Grace M. Bisbee
Essay: The Value of a Machine-Operating Course in a School Esther A. C. Johnson
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Instrumental Ensemble
Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep
Knight
Nancy S. Alger
Doris C. Powell
Priscilla Clark
George B. Purdon, Jr.
Hazel Davis
Barbara J. Raymond
Emily J. Garafalo
Raymond Rogers
Dorothy L. Horsman
Marion B. Thomas
Grace F. Logan
Ralph G. Wilber
Robert M. Pope
Ellen M. Williams
Andrew M. Wood Accompanist : Joseph C. Cleveland
Essay: Bird Study as a Hobby
Ralph B. Mendall, Jr.
Valedictory and Essay: The Heavens Are Telling Andrew M. Wood
Class Ode Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms Words by Eva P. Bagdon
Awards
J. Stearns Cushing, Superintendent of Schools
American Legion Medal-Excellence in Latin
Northeastern University Awards- Excellence in Mathematics and Science Excellence in Social Science
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